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Sutton St James solar farm passed after successful appeal

Richard Rush — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:51:37 +0000

Plans for a solar farm near Sutton St James have been passed after a successful appeal by the applicant. Integrum SPV now looks set to erect the infrastructure over 44.2hectares of land off New Fen Dike after the Planning Inspectorate overturned South Holland District Council Planning Committee’s refusal of the application. Councillors went against its own […]

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Town board to pay for extra community wardens and security firm in bid to improve safety in Spalding

Richard Rush — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:07:33 +0000

The Spalding Town Board is set to pay for more community wardens in the town and employ a private security firm. It had previously paid for extra police patrols, something that has had to stop after Lincolnshire Police removed some resourcing from neighbourhood teams. Now it said today (Monday, April 27) it is to provide […]

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Appeal issued over use of stolen bank card

Richard Rush — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:38:27 +0000

Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in relation to the use of a fraudulent bank card stolen from a Crowland home. Officers say the card and jewellery were taken from a property on Tuesday, March 24. Later the same day the card was used at the Nisa Local […]

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Police appeal over reports of children climbing Spalding town centre roofs

Richard Rush — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:26:59 +0000

South Holland Police have warned people off climbing on buildings in the centre of Spalding. Officers say they’ve had reports of children clambering on roofs which has also led to the buildings being damaged. “We want to remind people the risks of trespassing on these high buildings,” a spokesman said. “This will often result in […]

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Health fears over huge poultry farm

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:31:05 +0000

Potential pollution issues from a proposed massive poultry factory farm was on the agenda at a recent public meeting. The application, by Holbeach Poultry Ltd would see more than 3.8m chickens go through the unit in Whaplode Drove each year. Lincolnshire already has a high level of ammonia pollution, according to figures recently released by […]

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Change leads to new board faces

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:28:25 +0000

The head of Springfields and a vicar are among the new faces on the group tasked with spending £20m on Spalding over the next ten years after it realised it needed more people who live locally. Simon Stone, the retail director at the shopping outlet, Rev Robert Parker-McGee of St Mary and St Nicolas Church, […]

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Over 100 ASB cases reported at district council housing

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:25:47 +0000

More than 100 cases of anti-social behaviour were logged by South Holland District Council around its social housing in the last year. Members of the authority’s policy development panel were told that the authority had recorded a total of 117 cases of anti-social behaviour (ASB) between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, writes Local […]

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Council has no issue with pylons

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:19:09 +0000

Proposals to extend overhead power cables and add more pylons to a run in South Holland have not been objected to by South Holland District Council. Two separate planning applications relating to Spalding Tee-Point, Surfleet Seas End and Moulton Seas End were submitted to South Holland District Council. Both applications are due to be discussed […]

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Travellers’ site recommended for approval

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:12:05 +0000

Plans for a traveller site on Raven’s Gate, Holbeach St Johns look likely to be approved. The application for one residential plot with one caravan and a day room is set to go before members of South Holland District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday (April 29). A report says the caravan would be used for […]

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Padel application smashed down

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:07:27 +0000

Another application to turn barns into padel courts near Spalding has been refused. Gramaro Properties Ltd applied to build two courts for the rapidly-growing sport on Holbeach Road barns as well as converting another into an office. The application was for the site of Bridge Farm, 450 metres east of the A16 McDonald’s roundabout. However […]

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